AVP is disturbed and outraged by an incident that occurred on April 14, at the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Community Center (The Center) in Manhattan. Staff members arriving to work yesterday discovered a burned rainbow flag hanging on a poster display case outside The Center. Center staff immediately contacted the NYPD and called AVP to report this despicable act of hate violence. The NYPD’s Hate Crimes unit is handling the investigation and AVP is working with the NYPD and The Center to respond to this incident.

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